Is MBDA a good company to work for as a Graduate Systems Design Engineer?

Graduate Systems Design Engineer professionals working at MBDA have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 25 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of MBDA employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Graduate Systems Design Engineer Jobs at MBDA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Graduate Systems Design Engineer interview questions at MBDA .

Does MBDA pay Graduate Systems Design Engineer employees well?

Graduate Systems Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MBDA with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 25 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Graduate Systems Design Engineer salaries at MBDA.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MBDA?

Principal Engineer (55) , Systems Engineer (49) , Senior Engineer (44) , Project Manager (39) , Software Engineer (33) , Senior Systems Engineer (32) , Engineer (30) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (24) , Graduate Engineer (20) , Ingénieur (20) , Principal Systems Engineer (19) , Stage Ingénieur (18) , Project Controller (17) , Senior Principal Engineer (16) , Stagiaire (13)

What are the pros of working at MBDA according to real employee reviews?

"people are great and very flexible" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good benefits (pension contribution / bonus)" ((in 80 reviews)); "Dynamic working enabling a good work life balance." ((in 76 reviews)); "The culture of sharing knowledge is great with some great design patterns for some unique software products." ((in 57 reviews)); "Good opportunities to develop (both technically and professionally)" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MBDA according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay compared to other companies in the industry Type of work usually requires on site working" ((in 52 reviews)); "No beating about the bush: salaries are low compared to equivalent London" ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor management and stressful." ((in 28 reviews)); "Lots of “Heads of” senior managers but all lacking the leadership that can exert influence and create value." ((in 7 reviews)); "lack of diversity and very local not appealing to a non local" ((in 6 reviews))

MBDA Graduate Systems Design Engineer reviews

4.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Éric Béranger

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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Graduate Systems Design Engineer employees have rated MBDA with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Systems Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. MBDA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Graduate Systems Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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25 reviews

4.0

Jul 31, 2025

Flexible

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, focused, disciplined, interesting, thought-provoking

Cons

Speed, pay, area, travel, lunch

4.0

Jul 25, 2025

Great Start to your career

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good structure learn alot lots of variety

Cons

some managers don't communicate as well as they could but thats the same everywhere!

MBDA Response

10mo

Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback and are happy to see you are enjoying life at MBDA.

5.0

Apr 17, 2025

Seekers Graduate Engineer

Graduate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to rotate around many different placements, giving graduates the chance to find where they most enjoy working, rather than being stuck to one role. Company is always happy to move you somewhere you will enjoy, even within the 6 month placements. On the graduate scheme, everyone has an attitude to develop the employee which is rare nowadays. You also receive a small allowance every year purely for employee development, which can be spent on a variety of things included language courses etc. Lots of opportunities available to you, couldn't recommend it enough for a first job.

Cons

Usually big cohorts, which is great for getting to know people in your situation but can be difficult to stand out.

MBDA Response

1y

Thank-you for taking the time to leave a review. We value all feedback and are happy to see you are enjoying life at MBDA.

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